⚠️ Freeze Warning – Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Isanti; Chisago; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire – Friday, October 16, 2026

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s
expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central,
southeast, and southwest Minnesota and northwest and west central
Wisconsin.

* WHEN…From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

Instructions

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.